A visit to the Riverview Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Riverview Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Riverview Cemetery:
31.3243, -89.2690
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Riverview Cemetery is located in Forrest County<2>.
The county seat for Forrest County is located in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg lies just to the west northwest of the Riverview Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Riverview Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Riverview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Riverview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Burkett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Forrest Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Petal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Petal Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal Cemetery
- Roseland Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Gillis Burkett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gillis Burkett Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Burkett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gillis Burkett Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Hattiesburg.
- The Gillis Burkett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gillis African American Cemetery
- Gillis Cemetery
- Gillis Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59490 <5>
- Chappell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Chappell Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Cemetery
- Quick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Quick Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- South Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The South Hill Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill Cemetery
- Richburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Richburg Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg Cemetery
- Richburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Richburg Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Old Leeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Leeville Cemetery is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Leeville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Riverview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Riverview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petal
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hattiesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goodluck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- West Hattiesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- McLaurin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Lux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Purvis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- New Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Ovett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Sumrall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Brooklyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Richton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ellisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Seminary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carnes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Riverview Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Forrest County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Riverview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- Lumberton
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Riverview Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Richton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Riverview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Forrest County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Riverview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #676689 (Riverview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676689 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Forrest
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hattiesburg
- Location given for Riverview Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3243413 Lon: -89.2689497
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Forrest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverview Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |